ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CO · GEOID 8173752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cortez, Colorado

Mean one-way trip15.1 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home6.7%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute18.4 min → 15.1 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 6.7%— 0.0 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 76.7%▲ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±5.2 pp
Carpool10.8% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle3.1% ±3.0 pp
Work from home6.7% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 3,892 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,976± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+3,892± 373 MOE
Workers with travel time3,631± 376 MOE
Estimated home workers261± 127 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.